CHARLESTON — The full House of Delegates will consider opening up public and school libraries to felony charges for the display or dissemination of obscene material to […]
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House jails committee approves bill creating ombudsman to investigate jail complaints
CHARLESTON — The House of Delegates is advancing a bill that would create an ombudsman program in the state’s Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation. According to HB […]
Bill allowing sale of raw milk advances through ag committee
A bill that would allow the sale of raw milk in West Virginia passed the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee in the House of Delegates Wednesday. The […]
Delegates debate how community air monitoring may be used, pass bill
CHARLESTON — After debate that has flared up almost daily, the House of Delegates passed a bill that would define standards for community programs to monitor and […]
Select Committee on AI advances first bill, hears about developments in tech
The House of Delegates has established a Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence and it advanced its first bill. House Bill 5161 doesn’t exactly deal with artificial intelligence […]
Bill allowing DNA collection for felony crimes struck down
CHARLESTON — The House of Delegates defeated a bill Thursday that would have allowed DNA to be collected by police from those arrested for some felony crimes. […]
Bill introduced allows committee to meet privately to hear details about sensitive matters
CHARLESTON — Tragic situations where lawmakers grew frustrated while trying to ask questions prompted a bill that passed the House of Delegates. The bill, HB 4595, would […]
Barbara Fleischauer takes job with Feminist Majority, won’t seek House of Delegates seat
MORGANTOWN – Former Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer has taken a job with the Feminist Majority, a national women’s rights organization. She informed the Monongalia County Democratic Executive […]
2024 session will open with renovated House of Delegates chamber
CHARLESTON – Visitors to the House of Delegates chamber this session will find it to be fresher, brighter and more open, follwing its first renovation since 1995 […]
League releases legislative scorecard
The WV League of Women Voters has released a new Legislative Scorecard for 2023, which can be viewed at lwvwv.org. This searchable tool tracks the votes of […]
